Nutritional State and Care Pathway of Hospitalized Malnourished Patients, Within 3 Months of Admission

NCT04244851 | Completed

• 2 other identifiers: 35RC19_30034_NUTRIKer2019-A01809-48
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 75
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Malnourished patients are at risk of many complications, including infections, pressure ulcers and readmissions. Little is known about their care pathway after hospital discharge. This study aims to determine care pathways of malnourished patients after hospital discharge and to determine what they need to better take care of their malnutrition.

Conditions

Malnutrition

Keywords

Malnutrition,; qualitative study

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• evolution of malnutrition after hospital discharge

  Malnutrition diagnostic criteria defined by the French Health Authority : * If age ≥ 70 years old : weight loss ≥ 5% within 1 month and/or ≥ 10% within 6 months and/or BMI \< 21 kg/m² and/or serum albumin level \< 35 g/l * If age \< 70 years old: weight loss ≥ 5% within 1 month and/or ≥ 10% within 6 months and/or BMI \< 18,5 kg/m² level

  3 months after discharge

Secondary Outcomes (7)

• Describe the path of care following the hospitalization of patients diagnosed with malnutrition at the hospital

  3 months after discharge

• Evaluate appropriation of patient regarding malnutrition

  3 months after discharge

• Evaluate the perception of patient regarding malnutrition

  3 months after discharge

• Evaluate expectations of patient regarding malnutrition

  3 months after discharge

• Evaluate the needs of health professionals regarding undernutrition

  3 months after discharge

Study Arms (1)

Malnourished patients

Malnourished patients

Other: Malnourished patients

Interventions

Malnourished patients OTHER

Data of included patients will be recorded during hospitalization using medical charts. Every patient will be contacted by phone 3 months after hospital discharge. A sample of patients and their caregivers will be interviewed to better understand their perception of malnutrition and what they need to better take care of malnutrition.

Malnourished patients

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

Malnourished patients diagnosed during their hospitalization in the post-emergency unit of Rennes Universisty Hospital

You may qualify if:

• Malnourished patients, hospitalized in the post-emergency unit during the study period, according to the malnutrition diagnostic criteria defined by the French Health Authority :
• age ≥ 70 years old: weight loss ≥ 5% within 1 month or ≥ 10% within 6 months and/or BMI \<21 and or serum albumin level \< 35 g/l
• age \< 70 years old : weight loss ≥ 5% in 1 month or ≥ 10% in 6 months or ≥ 10% compared to the usual weight before the onset of the disease; or BMI \<18.5 kg / m2
• refusing to participate in the study
• age \< 18 years old
• patients under tutorship or guardianship
• patients living in retirement home
• Patients without a fixed address

You may not qualify if:

• patients transferred in another unit

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Rennes University Hospital: lead

Study Sites (1)

Rennes University Hospital

Rennes, 35000, France

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Malnutrition

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Nutrition Disorders; Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 13, 2019
• First Posted: January 28, 2020
• Study Start: February 4, 2020
• Primary Completion: April 4, 2021
• Study Completion: April 12, 2021
• Last Updated: June 12, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-06

Locations

FR (1)